page_title: Saint-Georges-du-Bois, Sarthe
section_title: Windmill
hierarchical_section_title: Saint-Georges-du-Bois, Sarthe / Local culture and heritage / Industry / Windmill
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Éolienne à Saint-Georges-du-Bois dans le département français de la Sarthe, en avril 2010
context_page_description: Saint-Georges-du-Bois is a commune, located in the department of Sarthe in Pays de la Loire region in northwestern France.
  Located 8 kilometres southwest of Le Mans and 192 kilometres southwest of Paris as the crow flies
  or 55 minutes by train on TGV Atlantique. It is crossed by the county road 309 that connects Le Mans to Sablé-sur-Sarthe. A few kilometers away, the interchange Le Mans Sud on the highway A11 allows quick access to major cities in the west. The area only has one small stream, the Orne Champagne.
  Saint-Georges-du-Bois had a population of 1781 in 2006. Residents are called 'Boisgeorgiens'. The population was stagnant until the mid-1960s, with less than 500 inhabitants. The arrival of the drinking water network in 1956 has allowed new home construction and the town to expand.
context_section_description: A former windmill is south of the town, along the country road No. 2 (road from Saint-Georges-du-Bois at the junction of cinq routes) (47°58′07.92″N 0°06′13.26″E). At a height of about 10 metres (33 ft), it is made of rusty iron. It is equipped with a hydraulic pump used to raise water from the water table nearby. The origin of this windmill is not yet determined, but the pump was manufactured by Dragor in Le Mans, which reduces the manufacture time to between 1923 and 1959. As for the windmill, it seems (the painton the blades being very damaged) to be branded Le Mistral.
  The council is considering renovation and development of the ancient windmill located at the edge of a reserved area to create a walking path.
caption: Windmill in April 2010
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